Mumbaikars brace for traffic jams as BJP celebrates foundation day

April 06, 2018 10:23

Residents of Mumbai will have to brace for massive traffic jams ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party's foundation day celebrations today at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex.

BJP chief Amit Shah, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and other senior party leaders will address party workers at the event.

The event will be a show of strength for the party.

The BJP has booked 28 trains from across the state, as also 50,000 private buses and vehicles for transportation.

Shah arrived in the city on Thursday evening and was welcomed by BJP cadres who organised a bike rally bringing traffic to a standstill on the arterial Western Express Highway, a road that connects the Mumbai's western suburbs to the city.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was among those who was in traffic on Thursday evening.

" A 30 min drive .. takes 5 hours .. ! thats the Phantom movie camera moving at 500 frames per second .. Film City to JVPD Scheme, Juhu .. normal camera moves at 24 frames," he tweeted.

Image: BJP workers took out a bike rally to welcome party president Amit Shah on Thursday. Photograph: Kind Courtesy @AmitShah/Twitter

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